Gordon Barker (6 July 1931 – 10 February 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Born in Yorkshire, Barker was a right-handed opening batsman and made his Essex debut in 1954 against the touring Canadians, scoring a century.

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Gordon Barker

Personal information
Born	6 July 1931
Died	10 February 2006(2006-02-10) (aged 74)
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	English
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 451 56 Runs scored 22288 1436 Batting average 29.21 30.55 100s/50s 30/116 0/8 Top score 181* 87* Balls bowled 439 66 Wickets 5 0 Bowling average 40.00 - 5 wickets in innings 0 - 10 wickets in match 0 N/A Best bowling 2-34 0-64 Catches/stumpings 236/0 14/-
Source: Cricket Archive

Barker passed 1,000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1,741 runs in 1960.[1] He finished his career with 21,893 runs for Essex.

Football career

Barker also played professional football, and made 57 league appearances for Southend United between 1954 and 1959.[2]

References

External links

• Cricinfo profile

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